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T. N. WALLER.

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(Application le Nov. 16, 1900.)

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No. 667,75I.

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T. N.-WALLER.

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(Application led Nov. 18, 1900,)

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THOMAS NAUNTON VALLER, OF NEVCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ENGLAND.

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SE ECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,751, dated February 12, 1901.

Application letl November 16, 1900. nerial N0- 36,749. (No model.)

.To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS NAUNTON TAL- LER, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in thecountyofNorthumberland,England,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, (for which I have applied for a patent in Great Britain, No. 3,354, dated February 20, 1900,) of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to a new or improved toy, the object being to give a representation of a man or other gure diving.

In carrying out my invention I provide a figure having suitable hinged limbs. This ligure is pivotally supported upon a lever in connection with a catch-piece. The limbs of the ligure are caused to remain when free in a direct line with the body by means of elastic bands. I provide a lever or rod which upon being operated causes the body, head, or arms of the ligure to bend forward, as in the act of diving, and when a certain movement has taken place this rod releases the bent rod carrying the ligure, which is caused to move through the medium of a spring. This movement releases the feet of the figure from the catch-piece, and the elastic or springs cause the lim bs to return toward the position in aline with the body. The figure then falls forward into the water, which may be contained in a suitable tank. The figure is so weighted as to take a position in the water vertically, having head and arms above the surface. The figure may then be returned to its initial position and the operation repeated. It desired for purposes of amusement, I may provide a ligure of a man at one side of the bath and that of a monkey at the other. Upon the dive being made by the two gures the man and monkey will face one another in the water at the required distance apart. Ot" course, although I have referred to these representations for the purpose of illustration, yit will be seen that various ligu res or representations may be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a sectional side elevation showing my invention; Fig. 2, a sectional side elevation showing the figure in course ot' the diving movement; Fig. 3, an end elevation of Fig. l.

a is a tank containing` the water.

b is a casing containing the mechanism.

cis a ligu re (in this case representinga man) having the legs d pivoted at c to the body c and to which the bent leverfmay be also attached, as shown in Fig. 3. This leveris pivoted to the casing through the medium of the spindle h, provided with projection or catchpiecec' for engagement with the spring-catchj.

k is a spring which tends to move the lever m in the direction of the arrow 2.

l is a rod having the bent end m, which engages upon the pin or stop-piece n upon the body c of the figure. By moving this rodl in the direction of the arrow 2 the body of 'the ligure is brought into the position shown by the dotted lines. The stop-piece o upon the rod Z then comes into contact with the spring catch-piece j, which, being lowered, releases the projection t', and the figure c will then move in the direction of the arrow l, and the feet being free from the stop-pieces the spring or elastic r will bring them into the position shown iu Fig. 2, and the dive being completed the buoyancy of the figure will tend it to assume thel position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, the piece of elastic s being for the purpose of returning the rod l to its operative position, and by turning the handle t the figure c may be brought back to its initial position. i

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A new or improved toy of the class herein described for the purpose of giving a representationof diving, a figure pivotally carried upon a rod or lever which is in turn pivoted to a suitable support and is provided with a projection for the purpose ot' engaging with the spring-catch, a controlling-spring for .operating said lever, a rod or bar having a bent end for engaging upon a stopfpiece on the body of the figure aforesaid, said rod or lever having a projection for operating the spring catch-piece for the purpose of releasing the lever carrying the figure, stop-pieces upon said casing for maintaining the feet of the IOO figure in their required position, springs or elastic cords attached to the body of said figure and lche legs for the purpose of bringing them in e line with the body of the figure when required, substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I Claim the foregoing l have hereunto sein my hand this lsb (luy of September, 1900.

THOMAS NAUNTON VVALLER.

Vitnesses:

BENJAMIN CLARK, HENRY DENIS HosKINs. 

